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IMAX (IMAX): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy7 Buy2 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 9 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 9 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $56.00, the highest $64.00, the lowest $50.00. The average is +10.2% from the last price of $50.82.
Analyst ratings 14
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Mejias★★★★★★★★★★#2790 · hits 61% · avg +16.2% | Wells Fargo | $45.00 → $55.00+22.2% | Hold | +8.2% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 05:30 | +1.1%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| Michael Pachter★★★★★★★★★★#11784 · hits 43% · avg −3.6% | Wedbush | $54.00 → $60.00+11.1% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 08:10 | +1.1%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| Drew Crum★★★★★★★★★★#688 · hits 58% · avg +10.9% | B. Riley Securities | $61.00 → $64.00+4.9% | Buy | +25.9% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 09:00 | +0.2%next day −1.6% · 5 days +0.7% | ↗ |
| Steve Frankel★★★★★★★★★★#3091 · hits 50% · avg +5.1% | Rosenblatt Securities | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 28.09.26on TipRanks Oct 1 07:25 | +0.9%next day +0.5% · 5 days −7.5% | ↗ |
| Daniel Duran★★★★★★★★★★#8602 · hits 50% · avg +0.8% | Morgan Stanley | $63.00 | Buy | +24.0% | Initiated | 25.09.26on TipRanks Sep 24 05:25 | +3.6%next day +1.1% · 5 days −4.4% | ↗ |
| Stephen Laszczyk★★★★★★★★★★#1503 · hits 58% · avg +13.9% | Goldman Sachs | $42.00 → $50.00+19.0% | Hold | −1.6% | Assigned | 14.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 07:30 | +0.6%next day +3.0% · 5 days +1.4% | ↗ |
| Eric Handler★★★★★★★★★★#443 · hits 64% · avg +13.4% | Roth MKM | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 12.09.26on TipRanks Sep 14 03:55 | +3.0%next day −0.8% · 5 days −0.8% | ↗ |
| AI xAi EntertainmentxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $57.00 → $61.00+7.0% | Buy | +20.0% | Reiterated | 22.08.26on TipRanks Aug 21 22:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek EntertainmentDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $57.00 → $59.00+3.5% | Buy | +16.1% | Reiterated | 22.08.26on TipRanks Aug 21 22:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI EntertainmentOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $57.00 → $60.00+5.3% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 22.08.26on TipRanks Aug 21 22:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic EntertainmentAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $54.00 → $58.00+7.4% | Hold | +14.1% | Reiterated | 22.08.26on TipRanks Aug 21 22:05 | — | |
| AI Google EntertainmentGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $57.00 → $60.00+5.3% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 22.08.26on TipRanks Aug 21 22:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity EntertainmentPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $57.00 → $60.00+5.3% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 22.08.26on TipRanks Aug 21 22:05 | — | |
| David Karnovsky★★★★★★★★★★#387 · hits 69% · avg +17.9% | J.P. Morgan | $50.00 | Buy | −1.6% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks Jul 29 08:16 | +4.6%next day +4.4% · 5 days +4.3% | ↗ |
| Patrick Sholl★★★★★★★★★★#1037 · hits 56% · avg +14.5% | Barrington | $46.00 → $50.00+8.7% | Buy | −1.6% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 09:46 | −1.4%next day +4.0% · 5 days +9.2% | ↗ |
| Alicia Reese★★★★★★★★★★#951 · hits 63% · avg +13.4% | Wedbush | $46.00 → $54.00+17.4% | Buy | +6.3% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 07:56 | −1.4%next day +4.0% · 5 days +9.2% | ↗ |
| David Joyce★★★★★★★★★★#650 · hits 65% · avg +17.6% | Seaport Global | $45.00 → $50.00+11.1% | Buy | −1.6% | Reiterated | 24.06.26on TipRanks 10:00 | −2.3%next day −1.4% · 5 days −9.7% | ↗ |
| Mike Hickey★★★★★★★★★★#3579 · hits 56% · avg +2.2% | Benchmark Co. | $44.00 → $60.00+36.4% | Buy | +18.1% | Reiterated | 22.05.26on TipRanks May 23 20:45 | +15.1%next day +3.1% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Mizuho Securities | $32.00 → $47.00+46.9% | Buy | −7.5% | Upgrade | 15.12.25on TipRanks 12:45 | +2.4%next day −3.0% · 5 days −5.4% | ↗ |
| Eric Wold★★★★★★★★★★#12393 · hits 33% · avg −14.3% | Texas Capital Securities | $43.00 → $47.00+9.3% | Buy | −7.5% | Reiterated | 05.12.25on TipRanks 08:20 | −1.6%next day +8.1% · 5 days +7.5% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering IMAX
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $53.29 at a price of $54.80 (−2.8%); now: $56.00 at $50.82 (+10.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 15 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
| Hold | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 22.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.89 (from $0.50 to $1.14). Last quarter: $0.43.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $159M (from $120M to $175M). Last quarter: $103M.
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About IMAX
- CEO: Richard Lewis Gelfond
- Employees: 679
- 2525 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5K 1B1, CA
- www.imax.com
IMAX Corporation operates as a global entertainment technology firm, specializing in delivering advanced cinematic experiences. It achieves this by leveraging its proprietary software, unique theater designs, intellectual property, and specialized equipment. A core offering is IMAX Digital Re-Mastering (DMR), a patented process that dramatically improves the resolution, visual fidelity, and audio quality of motion picture films for their presentation on IMAX screens. The company supplies its signature theater systems to exhibitor customers through outright sales, leasing agreements, or collaborative revenue-sharing models, and also provides digital projection systems. Furthermore, IMAX supports its extensive network with both proactive and urgent maintenance services. The company is involved in distributing large-format documentary films and offers comprehensive post-production and quality control services for such films, alongside general digital post-production. It directly owns and operates IMAX cinemas. For filmmakers, IMAX provides rental services for its 2D and 3D large-format film and digital cameras, coupled with expert production guidance and technical support for both documentary and Hollywood productions. Its theater systems are marketed through dedicated direct sales teams and marketing personnel to a diverse client base, including science and natural history museums, zoological parks, aquariums, various educational and cultural institutions, theme parks, private home cinema installations, tourist attractions, and temporary events like fairs and expositions. The company holds rights to a robust portfolio of trademarks and trade names, prominently featuring IMAX, IMAX Dome, IMAX 3D, Experience It in IMAX, The IMAX Experience, An IMAX Experience, IMAX DMR, and IMAX Enhanced, among many others. As of December 31, 2021, IMAX boasted a global footprint of 1,683 theater systems across 87 countries and territories, consisting of 1,599 commercial multiplex locat
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